I Do Not Own Skip Beat.

Thank you Yoshiki Nakamura for all of your incredible talent.

Day seven theme:

Kyoko's Treaty of Surrender

Today Kyoko was stopped by the receptionist.

"Kyoko-chan! You have four rather large deliveries waiting for you in the LoveMe room."

"Thank you." she waved and headed in that direction. Large? What could they have possibly sent this time, cars? She sighed in frustration. This had to end soon.

"Oh my god, it looks like a costume vault in here!" Chiori cried out in awe.

"And today, what do we have here from our four lucky Bachelors!" exclaimed Kanae in a cheery game show host voice.

"Thanks for the help Moko-san." quipped Kyoko sarcastically while shaking her head.

"Ahh! It's so beautiful. Just like a modern day princess." Kyoko squealed with delight as she took the dress out of the garment bag.

"Wow, is that silk? Oh and look at the label! Is that a... Oh, my!" Kanae nodded with approval.

"This guy's got good taste." Chiori added as she appraised the floor length pale pink silk evening gown with capped sleeves, silver beadwork and a low back.

"He even sent shoes and a wallet with it. How does he know all my sizes?" Kyoko wondered.

The date would be dinner then a night at the ballet, Cinderella, Friday evening at 6:00 pm. [To the Queen of my heart. I hope to see you Friday in front of LME at 5:30 pm. Your chariot will await your arrival. I hope to see you then. With love, Your Secret Admirer.]

This was it... Her throat tightened, she could feel her heart race as the butterflies flew from her stomach to her brain. Everything was all fuzzy and warm. It wasn't a bad feeling but, it was a little scary. She never felt like this with Idiot #1.

"Eeek! A princess dress!" She squealed with glee as she twirled about the room holding it up. It's so pretty but, where would I wear it?

"You can't really wear it anywhere though." Announced Chiori shooting Kyoko out of her little high and back down to reality.

Ugh. Thought Kanae. That eyesore makes me want to vomit.

"Mo, where on Earth would you wear that thing? I looks ridiculous." her voice dripping with venom as she eyed the floor length, pink and light blue, corseted dress with several layers of underskirt and puffy sleeves.[I will treat you to dinner at a French restaurant and a night at the ballet, Swan Lake, on Friday at 7 p.m. I will Pick you up in front of LME at 630pm my Princess. With Love, Your Prince.]

"It's so cute!" as she inspected it in the mirror.

"It suits you. At least this guy knows your taste in clothes." Touted Chiori, appraising the outfit Kyoko was modeling. The pink peasant blouse with long flared sleeves, denim Capri jeans with lace cuffs at the bottom and a loose leather belt suited her style.

[I will escort you to a day at Tokyo Disneyland. Friday from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. I Will pick you up in front LME at 930am. Hope to see you. With love, Your Secret Admirer.]

"Do you know who this is from?" asked Kanae with worry. She knew that Tsuruga-san liked Kyoko and she had a hunch about the others but, this one was a wild card to her.

"I have a hunch." Kyoko answered with a small smile and a quiet voice.

Chiori nodded.

"Who do you think it is." asked Kanae with genuine concern about Kyoko's safety.

"Hmmm. Someone I work with at TBM on the show." She answered thoughtfully.

"You mean one of the Ishibashis?" Asked Chiori.

Kyoko nodded.

Chiori nodded with a wistful look, "That Hikaru-san is kind of cute." she said in a dreamy voice.

"Oh, Heck to the No! I can't wear that in public!" Kyoko exclaimed. Setsuka might but, I certainly wouldn't.

"Mo! If you don't want it, I'll take it!"

"If you want the dress, you'll have to go on the date." Kyoko joked.

Kanae practically drooled at the floor length evening gown in black silk, backless with spaghetti straps and a slit up to mid-thigh on the left side. After all what girl wouldn't at a pure silk little black dress. Every girl needs at least one.

Looks more like a nightgown, thought Kyoko.

[I would be honored if you would join me for dinner at an Italian restaurant and an evening at the symphony. Friday at 8 p.m. I will pick up in front of LME at 730pm. Please wait for me my Queen Of The Night. With love eternally, Your Secret Admirer.]

"I guess you finally get to meet your mysterious men soon."Kanae teased.

"Yeah...but the hardest part will be knowing that I had to stand-up a really sweet guy." Kyoko said in a dejected voice.

"Don't you mean three?"

Kyoko sighed.

"I have a hunch that two of them need to be stood up to put their egos in check." She grumbled. Her little grudgling was taking a nap on the sofa curled around the little plushie lion while snuggling it and being lulled to sleep by the soft music from the little bird music box and sucking her little thumb. 'sigh, mm, tiny groan of contentment.' She had no desire to pop out when Kyoko mentioned the two irritating suitors. Snuggle, snuggle. Yes, she would indeed be out for quite some time.

"Are you sure that's who they are?" Kanae pushed to make sure Kyoko wouldn't regret her decision.

"That's what I feel, anyway." Kyoko finished.

He waited for almost fifteen minutes. How dare she stand me up? He fumed. There was no way a plain, boring woman could get any better than him, is what he thought as his anger flared and he reverted into his childishness. He looked up and saw a figure approaching. She wasn't wearing the dress he had given her but, she was dressed for what he had in mind. As she grew closer he realized his error.

"What are you doing here?" He hissed.

"I got this." She announced as she presented little embossed, folded card that looked like an engraved invitation. Please meet Sho-chan in front of LME for a night at the ballet at 6:30 pm. Sho closed his eyes and looked down shaking his head in defeat after reading it.

"Sho-chan, are you alright?" she whispered in a small, quiet voice.

"Yeah, I'm okay." He plastered on a fake smile, opened the limo door and continued, "Shall we, Pochi?"

"Thank you for the gift, Sho-chan" She whispered hugging his arm and displaying the diamond bracelet.

"You're welcome." he gave a soft chuckle. He had finally been defeated.

There he stood waiting, he kind of had a hunch that it would be like this considering the competition. He was short after all. Hikaru sighed.

"Ishibashi-san?" He heard a timid female voice ask.

He nodded at the cute little vixen.

"Kyoko-senpai asked me to give this to you." She informed him as she handed him a small pink envelope with a heart shaped stamp on the enclosure and a little white box. They both knew what it contained. It was a letter asking if they could remain friends and the box contained the bracelet.

"Well, I guess this is her note letting me know I lost."

Chiori's brow furrowed. "Sorry..." Then she had an idea.

"You could, you know..." She started shyly, "You could take me with you instead. I mean, so the tickets aren't wasted, of course." giving him a hopeful glance in the end.

"Yeah, we can't waste them... Of course." He agreed with a gentle yet defeated smile.

Whoa, that is a very nice dark aura she has. Why haven't I noticed her before? Reino thought to himself as he gazed upon the raven haired beauty that donned the beautiful dress he had purchased for his date. She wore it well. The sapphire in the necklace that she wore sparkled like her beautifully cold blue eyes. She was even more perfect than the other.

"Mo! What are you staring at?! Let's get this over with." Kanae demanded.

"Shall I then call you Kanae or, Moko-chan?" He asked, trying to see how far he could push her.

"Neither," she growled, "You... call me Kotonami-san."

"Okay Moko-chan." Reino smirked. Hmm, guess I have a new interest. Let's see how dark we can get that aura of hers.

"Mogami-san?" Ren said nervously as he saw her get into the white limo.

"Please, just call me Kyoko. Didn't I say you could next time we saw each other... Kuon?" She said to him in a soft voice with a sly smile on her face. She had been thinking of this for a while, at least since she saw Ren talking to Hizuri-Otousan.

His look of shock from her revelation turned to pure joy as he had just realized that she picked him. She was here with him and no other.

He leaned in, placed his arms around her in a gentle hug and whispered next to her ear. "I love you Kyoko." It felt so warm and safe and right.

"I love you too, Ren." She smiled. She was finally able to admit it and say it. It was such a relief. She sighed with happiness and hugged him back. "Thank You."

~Fin~